Clothes-line attachment for windows.



J. STOLZ.

CLOTHES LINE ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1916- 1 290,539. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

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JOSEPH STOLZ, OF NEW'YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-LINE ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters lateht.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed March 10, 1916; Serial No. 83,330.

of is to provide an improved device of this class designed for use inconnection with an endless line and with a supplemental support at apredetermined distance from the window and provided with a pulley aroundwhich the line is passed, a further object being to provide aclothes-line attachment of the class specified by means of which theline may be drawn inwardly of the window so as to facilitate the placingof articles to be dried thereon and then moved outwardly of the windowso that the attachment will not interfere with the closing of thesashes, or the bottom sash of the window; a further object being toprovide a device of the class specified whereby all parts of the linewill be held in a taut condition at all times regardless of thedifferent position or positions of the separate parts of the attachment;and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in aclothes line attachment for windows constructed and operating ashereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanyingdrawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofa window frame and showing the face of one side of the frame and asection of the bottom of the frame, and showing my improved clothes lineattachment applied thereto with the parts thereof folded so as to permitthe closing of the sashes, or the bottom sash; Fig. 2 a similar viewshowing the bottom sash raised and the parts of the attachment in theposition they assume in the operation of attaching the articles to bedried to the line; Fig. 3 a detail view looking in the direction of thearrow 3 of Fig. 2 and on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 atransverse'sectional 5 View on the line H of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 a sectiononthe line 55 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2and on an enlarged scale.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at a oneside of a window frame, and said side of the frame is provided with theusual vertical spaces a and a in which the top and bottom sashes J9 andb are mounted, said spaces being formed by an outer bead strip a aninner bead strip a and an intermediate bead strip a.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a clothes line attachment ofthe class specified involving a bracket frame 0 adapted to be secured tothe window frame and comprising, in the form of construction shown, avertically arranged T-bar 0 provided at the top and bottom thereof withplates 0 by means of which the bracket is secured. to

the window frame outside of the outer bead strip a", and a central T-bar0 arranged at r1ght angles to the T-bar and movable through a centralL-shaped keeper 0 also secured to the window frame at c. and to theT-bar c and the bar 0 is movable horizontally through the L-shapedkeeper 0 and another keeper 0 with which the longer arm portion of thekeeper 0 is provided.

Mounted in connection with the bracket frame 0 1s a combmation togglelever device comprising a vertically arranged member (Z and ahorizontally arranged member (l and the vertically arranged member (Z ofthe toggle lever device is provided with L- Y,

shaped keepers (l which are pivotally connected therewith and slidablyconnected with the bar 0 of the bracket frame, and the inner end of thehorizontal member (Z of the toggle lever device is connected with theinner end of the bar 0 at (Z while the outer end thereof is pivoted tothe bar 0 at 0 The vertically arranged toggle lever member d is providedat the top and bottom thereof with pulleys CF and cl, and the bar 0 andhorizontally arranged toggle lever member (Z2 are provided at theirinner ends with a pulley Cl, and another pulley (Z is mounted inconnection with the part 0 of the bracket frame directly over the keeper0 throu h which the bar 6 )asses. Another pulley cl is mounted inconnection with a salt-able support c arranged at a predetermineddistance from the window and in connection with the pulley 3 a 7 s and Iemploy an endless lin hi is Passed around the pulley (Z and the upperpart f of which is passed around the pulley (Z then downwardly andaround the pulley (Z then upwardly and around the pulley (Z and thenaround the pulley (Z It will be observed that two of the central membersof the part (Z of the combination toggle lever device also constitute aportion of the part (Z of said combination toggle lever device, saidcentral members being extended, as shown at (Z and for the purpose ofmanipulating the toggle lever device the inner end of the part c 2thereof is provided with a handle d.

The bar 0* is provided at its outer end with a stop device 0 to limitthe inward movement thereof and to prevent it from being detached fromthe bracket frame in.

said inner movement, and this stop device is formed by separating one ofthe flanges from the web of said bar and folding said flange inwardly.

In Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing the inner and lower sash is shownin its closed position, and the line attachment is shown in its foldedposition, or in the position it assumes when the laundried articles havebeen placed thereon, and are drying, and this is also the position ofthe separate parts of the device when said device is not in use. WVhenit is desired to place articles to be dried on the line, the bottom sashis raised as shown in Fig. 2 and the bar 0 is drawn inwardly by means ofthe handle (K and this operation expands the parts of the attachment asshown in Fig. 2, the bar a extending into the room or compartment backof the window, and with the parts of the device in this position thearticles to be dried are attached to the line, or the bottom part ithereof and as said articles are attached to the line, said line isdrawn around the pulleys of the attachment and the pulley d in thedirection of the arrow as, and when all of the articles to be dried areattached to the line, the bar 0 is forced outwardly into the positionshown in Fig. 1, and the bottom sash of the window may be again closed,if desired.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that all the parts of theline are held taut at all times no matter in what position the separateparts of the combination toggle lever device may be in, and there is nonecessity for taking up slack in the line or for providing devices forthis purpose.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my improvement,the in vention is not limited to the details of the construction shownand described, changes therein and modifications thereof may be made,within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing its advantages.

and

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a line attachment for windows, a bracket frame adapted to besecured to one side of the window frame and provided with a combinationtoggle lever device consisting of a vertically operating member and ahorizontally operating member, said horizontally operating member beingformed in connection with the vertically operating member.

2. In a line attachment for windows, a bracket frame adapted to besecured to one side of the window frame and provided with a combinationtoggle lever device consisting of a vertically operating member and ahorizontally operating member, said horizontally operating member beingformed in connection with the vertically operating member, and saidvertically operating member being provided at the top and bottom thereofwith pulleys and the horizontally operating member being provided with apulley, and said bracket frame being provided centrally thereof with apulley.

3. In a line attachment for windows, a

bracket frame adapted to be secured to one side of the window frame andprovided with a combination toggle lever device comprising a verticallyoperating member and a horizontally operating member, said horizontallyoperating member being formed in connection with the central parts ofthe vertically operating member, and a bar movi able horizontallythrough the bracket frame and with which one end of the horizontallyoperating member of the toggle lever device is connected.

4. In a line attachment for windows, a bracket frame adapted to besecured to one side of the window frame and provided with a combinationtoggle lever device comprising a vertically operating member and ahorizontally operating member, said horizontally operating member beingformed in connection with the central parts of the vertically operatingmember, and a bar movable horizontally through the bracket frame andwith which one end of the horizontally operating member of the togglelever device is connected, the vertically operating member beingprovided at the top and bottom thereof with pulleys, the inner end ofthe said bar being also provided with a pulley, and a pulley secured inthe central outer part of the bracket frame midway thereof.

5. In a line attachment for windows, a supporting frame adapted to besecured to one side of the window and provided centrally with a pulley,a part movable horizontally through said frame, and a combination togglelever device comprising a vertically operating member and a horizontallyoperating member, separate parts of the vernected with said support andone end of the horizontally operating toggle lever member beingconnected with the inner end of said part, said toggle lever members andsaid support being provided with pulleys, substan-' tially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 6th day of March,1916.

JOSEPH STOLZ.

Witnesses:

C. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

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Washington, D. 0.

